O P E R A T I O N
Operation
CAUTION: Wear safety glasses at all times when operating the machine. Do not wear loose fitting clothing. The operator should always wear heavy boots, gloves, pants, and shirt. Use common sense and practice safety to protect yourself from branches, sharp objects, and other harmful objects.
NOTE: The heavy rotor continues to turn for some time after the tractor has been shut off. The rotor is stopped when no noise or machine vibration is present. Inserting a branch into the chipper chute to contact the blades slows the rotor and shortens stopping time.
NOTE: Minimum and maximum telescoping on the PTO shaft is
Starting
1.Place tractor transmission in park or neutral and set parking brake. Connect 3 pt. mounts between the chipper and tractor. Secure connec- tions with snap pins. Adjust 3 pt. top link so chipper sits level.
2.Connect PTO shaft to tractor. Make sure you are using the correct RPM machine. Do not operate machine at speeds different than specified on shield.
3.Do not inspect or work on PTO drive area without first disengaging PTO and shutting off tractor engine.
4.Start tractor engine and engage PTO drive clutch (see tractor owner's manual). Increase engine speed to rated PTO RPM position.
WARNING:This chipperisdesigned to be used with tractor PTO's rated at 20 to 60 horsepower. Using this chipper with PTO's above 60 horsepowermay causebeltand machinedamagein overloadconditions.
Figure 6
Telescoping Type
20 to 28 inches will leave at least 4 inches overlap
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